I just can't win on this for the sound system part. I finally got my front speakers working and found the hidden amp and removed it. Now the back speakers died on me. The back speakers dieing on me isn't a surprise, they were the stock infinity's. Now I guess next payday i'll go pickup some Pioneer 6x9s 2 ways.

I made the wire harness for the DVD drive. At first I was going to use the 12 volt power from the LCD and tap into the USB hub for the 5 volts but then I realized that the power supply doesn't come on instant so with straight 12 volts going though the drive might damage it. Since I had plenty of extra primary wire I made a 20ft long power cable that goes from the power supply to the dash. For safety reasons I put a 15A fuse in the 12volt line. All whats left for the DVD is to make the bezel and get the DVD to work in the DVD Player app.

Ooh, now you're asking. According to GSX, there is a Front Panel Board which was used in the DA and the GigE. Doesn't list the Sawtooth though. And there may well be another version I've missed.

Having been through everything that comes up when searching the entire available parts database for the terms "Front Panel", that is the only one which is listed for the DA or the GigE. I think Sawteeth are obsolete now anyway, so you should be OK.Emphasis on should.

Each time I try to do something on this project I end up ripping my hair out. I have gone way over budget and I have dead speakers and two dead logic boards as a result. If I knew this was going to be such a problem I would of went ahead and invested into a mac mini. The only other logic boards I have left is a B&W and a iMac and they're too slow for GPS use.

After thinking hard about it I thought I would go ahead and buy a mac mini. I got a Intel Core Duo 1.66GHz system for $556.18 from Macmall.com. I searched on google for Promotional codes to get a cheaper price and managed to get 10% and 3% off and free shipping.

Now what to do with all of the parts that I will not be using. I can't think of anything at all and I can't return most of them since I had to modify them to work with the mac hardware. So if anyone wants to try this mod you can contact me and I can give you a deal on the power supply and case.

Now I need to find a cheap wire harness to power the mini in the car. I hate using power inverters.

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